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The BS Biology program is a four-year thesis program that provides thorough grounding in the biological sciences and develops skills and attitudes for a culture of science and research among students.
Thesis Program Checklist (Revised June 2011)
| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Subjects | Units | Subjects | Units |
| Botany 10 | 5 | Zoology 10 | 5 |
| Math 11 | 3 | Math 14a | 3 |
| Hum GE 1 (Eng 1) | 3 | Hum GE 2 (Kom1/Comm1) | 3 |
| Soc Sci GE 1 (Hist 1) | 3 | Chemistry 11 | 5 |
| Soc Sci GE 2 | 3 | Soc Sci GE 3 | 3 |
| PE 1 | (2) | PE 2 (Swimming) | (2) |
| Units | 17 | Units | 19 |
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Subjects | Units | Subjects | Units |
| Zoology 102 | 5 | Bio 101 | 3 |
| Chemistry 31 | 3 | Hum GE 3 | 3 |
| Chemistry 31.1 | 2 | Chemistry 26 | 3 |
| Botany 109 | 4 | Chemistry 26.1 | 2 |
| Math 100PE 2 | 4 | Hum GE 4 | 3 |
| PE 2NSTP 1 | (2) | Zoology 111 | 3 |
| NSTP 1 | (3) | Zoology 111.1 | 2 |
| PE 2 | (2) | ||
| NSTP 2 | (3) | ||
| Units | 18 | Units | 19 |
| THIRD YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Subjects | Units | Subjects | Units |
| Hum GE 5 | 3 | Zoo/Bio Electiveb | 3-5 |
| Chemistry 40 | 3 | Botany 119 | 5 |
| Chemistry 40.1 | 2 | Biology 150 | 3 |
| Physics 31 | 3 | Physics 32 | 3 |
| Physics 31.1 | 1 | Physics 32.1 | 1 |
| PI 100 | 3 | Biology 160 | 4 |
| Geology 11 | 3 | ||
| Soc Sci GE 4 | 3 | ||
| Units | 21 | Units | 19-21 |
| FOURTH YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Subjects | Units | Subjects | Units |
| Bot/Bio Electivec | 3-5 | Botany 120 | 4 |
| Biology 120 | 5 | Ecology Electived | 4-5 |
| Biology 140 | 4 | Nat Sci GE | 3 |
| Zoology 120 | 4 | Biology 198 | 1 |
| Biology 200 | 2 | Biology 200 | 2 |
| Soc Sci GE 5 | 3 | ||
| Units | 18-20 | Units | 17-18 |
| TOTAL NUMBER of UNITS: 148 -153 | |||
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aMath 11 and 14 jointly may be substituted by Math 17. Credit: 5 units instead of a total of 6 units.
bMay be any upper Biology or Zoology courses.
cMay be any upper Biology or Botany courses.
dMay be any of the following: Bio 161, Bio 163, Bio 164.
